What was your worst restaurant experience?

Certainly not as gross as some of the horror stories, but a little humorous.

Was helping a buddy move in Coquitlam, BC. We decide to grab a bite to eat and stop in at a chain restaurant (cant remember name). Waitress seemed a little ditzy, but polite. We order some pop, and they serve it those colored plastic glasses. After about 10 minutes she brings them out, puts them down and walks away to the server area and just stares at the wall. We laughed that she didn't even take our order, so while he vainly tried to get her attention, i took a sip of my coke, and it tasted like soda water - no syrup. After about 5 minutes she comes to the table, and before we order, I mention that i think the syrup must be empty as my drink has no flavor. She starts telling me it looks fine. I explain it's supposed to be brown - like Coke, so she picks it up, takes a sip, pus it back on the table and tells me it is Coke. After a few minutes, she agrees to replace it, and 10 minutes later shows up with a new one, puts it down and turns to walk away again. I had to almost yell to get her attention, and tell her we haven't actually placed our order. Off she goes, and a few minutes comes back with a pad to write it down. We had to grab her attention after seeing our food sitting at the pickup location getting cold for 5 minutes.

Then waited another 10 for her to figure out the bill. Of course, she charged me for both drinks. We're sitting there laughing for a few minutes, and get up to leave. Of course, she's standing at the till. We stood there for a couple of minutes staring at each other across the counter when she says "Can I help you?" I replied we were looking to have some lunch, and needed a table for three. She replied that a table would be about 5-10 minutes (even though the place was half full). I said, we're in a bit of a rush, and couldn't wait, and we walked out the door.

Grant